Will Kate’s rogue uncle embarrass the royals on Celebrity Big Brother?
It’s safe to say that at the moment the royals are besieged by controversy and difficulty – partially through bad…
In defence of Judge Tan Ikram
Judge Tanweer Ikram is not your usual judge. Ikram, who has a CBE to his name for services to diversity,…
Rwanda bill battered in the Lords
If you thought the Rwanda Bill was a headache last year, 2024 is shaping up to be no different. Rishi…
‘Levelling up’ is finished
Just what has the government done to try to retain the Red Wall vote? It seemed when they won a majority…
Britain is going through a shoplifting boom
Britain is experiencing a shoplifting explosion. The Association of Convenience Stores has found that its membership of small shopkeepers endured…
Canada’s Orwellian online harms Bill
There’s a way of getting children to eat something they dislike – medicine, for example – where you bury the goods in…
Rishi Sunak can’t save Britain
The Tories have hit an all-time low: an Ipsos poll shows the party on a dismal twenty per cent, with…
How can Poland’s Law and Justice party revive its fortunes?
After narrowly losing power in October’s parliamentary elections, Poland’s conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS) has spent the last four…
Is there anything wrong with ‘Christian nationalism’?
When does radical religious conservatism become a dangerous bid for theocracy? It’s a question that some American commentators are pondering,…
Haiti is only getting more chaotic
The Haitian government declared a state of emergency Sunday evening, following two prison breaks, as major gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue”…
The people should decide on Donald Trump, not the courts
In a big victory for democracy, but a big blow to the partisans of ‘Our Democracy™’, the Supreme Court of…
Trump could trump Putin on Ukraine
Vladimir Putin is playing his cards in the Ukraine Invasion Stakes as if he held the trump card. A resolute…
Environmentalism: from concern about clean air to throwing soup at the Mona Lisa
Garrett Hardin was a professor of biology and environmental studies at UC Santa Barbara. His “commons” was a metaphor drawn…
BBC Verify sources under scrutiny
There’s rarely a day now that the blundering BBC isn’t the news itself. This time the spotlight is back on…
Universality and the university
Recently, the Australian University Accord met to discuss the manifest failings of our tertiary education system. The result has been…
Understanding national conservatism
The Economist, the British magazine well-known for its particular metropolitan liberal worldview, had a pearl-clutching cover piece last week where…
Does France hold the key to cracking down on Islamist extremism?
Are we being ‘poisoned’ by extremism? The Prime Minister seems to think so. His speech on the steps of Downing…
It’s time to take a chainsaw to the British civil service
Slashing Whitehall waste is a pledge that brings to mind Augustine’s prayer for the Lord to make him virtuous – but…
Nissan is setting an alarming trend with their electric cars
At a certain point, your smartphone may no longer accept the latest software update from Apple or Google. Your laptop…
Envy and the left
We are all familiar with the concept of envy. As we know, this corrosive, malignant state of mind is one…
New poll points to Tory wipeout
Another day, another damning poll for the Tory party. This time it’s a survey by Ipsos for the Evening Standard…
Why are UK shares doing so badly?
What is wrong with UK shares? While the US, European and Japanese stock markets reach new highs, UK markets are…
Labour will find it hard to get tough on benefits seekers
Liz Kendall gave a speech this morning in which she promised to ‘build a better future’ for young people, with…
Why France is a target for Russian spies
Last week was a good time to bury bad news in France. While French and international media were focused on…
Sunak and Hunt face a Budget dilemma
Budget day is approaching and what was once seen as a window of opportunity is now being talked up as…
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